Fast Cities: A comparison of rapid transit in major Canadian cities

This report compares rapid transit in five of Canada’s largest cities: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary and Ottawa. It analyzes how well transit networks serve residents in each of these cities, and how effectively they have responded to the pressures of growth and the need for expanded rapid transit that comes with it.

• Record URL:
  http://www.pembina.org/pub/fast-cities
• Corporate Authors:

  Pembina Institute

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• Authors:
  • Singer, G
  • Burda, C
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Pagination: 1 PDF file, 3.5 MB, 24p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Evaluation; Rapid transit; Statistics; Trolley cars; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Use
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 8018: Canada; 5911: Efficiency; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 1181: Rapid transit system; 6555: Statistics; 1284: Tram; 313: Urban area; 9084: Use
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01569356
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: ITRD, TAC
• Created Date: Jul 10 2015 2:33PM